Interesting point about the static. The camera in question is certainly
in New England and I can also attest to getting zapped a _lot_ recently
as I've been getting out of the car. However, the 20D doesn't exhibit
the same problem. It's been used less than the 5D in the past month but
has still gotten a fair amount of usage.
I'll keep any eye on the 5D over the next couple of months to see if the
problem recurs and also note whether the storage conditions for the two
cameras are any different. They're kept in different bags but both bags
have been used for several years for storing digital cameras.
Chuck Norcutt
Wayne S wrote:
> At 07:45 AM 3/25/2006, Chuck wrote:
>
>>...
>>One oddity about the 5D. The 5D in question is only a month old but was
>>just sent off to Canon for a free cleaning since it has accumulated an
>>amazing amount of dust relative to the other cameras in the stable.
>
>
> It would be interesting to know the reason some cameras attract dust.
> Here in New England, this past week or so, the static electricity has
> been very high. Getting in and out of the car is the worst. Any number
> of things might cause a sudden increase in sensor dust. My camera does
> not have any significantly more dust now than 6 months ago. Who knows,
> maybe the fabric of the camera bag is causing the problem. Some
> plastics, when exposed to high electrostatic charge, develop a
> permanently charged electric field. If you make the plastic conductive,
> that may just conducts the static charge into the shutter? Maybe moist
> climates have less of an issue. It is a hard problem to analyze. Maybe
> there is a proper way to store digital cameras to reduce dust and
> static charge issues?
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